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Free Puppet Shows Celebrate Día de Los Muertos
Clip: 10/24/2024 | 2m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
On the Mexican holiday, people honor their loved ones who have died.
The musical and acrobatic shows at the Harold Washington Library mark Día de los Muertos, the holiday of family remembrance.
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Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices is a local public television program presented by WTTW
Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices
Free Puppet Shows Celebrate Día de Los Muertos
Clip: 10/24/2024 | 2m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
The musical and acrobatic shows at the Harold Washington Library mark Día de los Muertos, the holiday of family remembrance.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> A puppet show is celebrating India those with those the Mexican holiday where people honor their loved ones who have died.
Traditionally families gather in the cemetery during the celebration to welcome the soles of their loved ones.
Others prepare alters known as a foot in the U.S. filled with photos, flowers, candles in sugar skulls.
We got a sneak peek of the show coming to the Harold Washington Library.
>> I would say just vibrant in color and sound.
I think that what we're really going all out stimulate all of the that need to show us.
They have a Inspiration.
>> The idea was to do serious of concerts Friday and well inside Mexican American heritage.
But Mexican heritage and lend them a little bit with some European muck diabolic precinct for Halloween.
>> It's a day where we celebrate and they can often too people from the past people, not with us anymore.
Maybe in family, maybe, you know, friends of ours.
And it's just an opportunity to remember them and know that their spirits are always with us.
>> All of the I little vignettes that tell different stories.
So there outcome of which that's when all the revolutionaries come in because it was like a revolutionary song.
So the characters in it include the Revolution.
It I just like feel like I know supporting this in the kuz later muralist it will be right out school.
>> This can do we have to I'm the musician.
>> So I am bringing all this music to life.
But with an incredible team.
>> Around the >> in moment, there's if a strong negative feelings about immigrants.
And I just want to make sure that everybody remembers that immigrants sharing of culture.
>> Enriches all of our lives.
I was that.
>> Very lucky to grow up in a Mexican-American family.
My mom was born and what a lot of she's at so I know that it's making a lot of my family happy that I'm doing this project.
But it just it's been an opportunity for me to explore part of my so much to >> The family-friendly show will kick off at the Harold Washington Library for opening night on Tuesday and will run through Friday from November.
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